How does one raise a number to a power in the 9100A?

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(03-11-2018 07:50 PM)pier4r Wrote:  From the manual (see mohpc document set. Also nice typeface): would "enter exp" not do the job?

I mean: 3^201 won't change the display, but doing "0+" maybe would do it ?

Also: there is the other thread too. http://www.hpmuseum.org/forum/thread-10304.html

Update: no, 201 is not available as exponent. As one has two digits only for the exponent. So one has to use exp^(201*ln(3))

Even if the calculator used three digits for the exponent, Enter exp wouldn't work. That's only for entering numbers in scientific notation. The base is 10, not 3.
Example (if 9100 allowed three digit exponent)
3, enter exp 201 would give:

3.0000____201

The answer to 3^201 on a 9100 is

7.968 419 671____95

See the difference? They're not even close.